The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Weekly News Summary.


STONE is now arriving for the Bennington
monument, and no more delay from that
source is anticipated
Miss e. A. HUNTooN of Rutland is going
to Marinette Wis, as principal of one Of
the schools in that city.
THE next session of the Vermont Yearly
Meeting of Freewill Baptists will be held
at South STAFFORD September S-11.
THE insane asylum is now overcrowded,
there being four hundred eighty inmates
seventy-eight more men than women.
THE Rutland baseball team has dis
banded and St. Adams and Malone now
alone remain in the Northeastern League.
THE cattle quarantine established several
months ago by Vermont against New York
has been raised by the cattle commissioners.
MARBLE BIssoNETTE of Burlington, who
suffered conclusion of the brain by falling
from staging on barn, died from his in
juries.
T. II. HANLEY late of st. Adams, has
been appointed ticket agent of the Central
Vermont at its Boston office, vice I. e.
Bond resigned.
THE thirteenth annual meeting of the
Vermont Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at Woodstock Sep
TENDER IA and 10.
THE third annual meeting of the Ver-
mont Association of Road and Trotting
Horse Breeders opens at Rutland to-day
and closes on Friday.
CHARLES G. MORSE, late editor of the
Ve,mont CHRISTIAN MESSENGER published at
Swanton, is going to Atlanta, Ga, to take
care of a printing establishment.
The Central Vermont Railroad Company
has been sued by Henry Mott of Alburgh
for 900 damages for injuries sustained in
the Hartford disaster last spring.
DENNIS HICKEY, section foreman at
Sharon, has been employed on the Central
Vermont at Sharon for thirty years Seven
teen years of that time he has been section
foreman.
WILLIAM and Luther Looms sons of the
late Henry LOOMS of Burlington, have
given 5000 to endow bed in the Mary
Fletcher hospital in the name of their
father and mother.
THE Vermont church choir guild will hold
the ninth annual festival of parish choirs at
St. Paul's parish at Windsor September
18th. Professor Whitney of Boston will
conduct the exercises.
PATRICK BEoR was killed on the Boston
4 Lowell railroad near the Central crossing
at East Swanton station Sunday He
played for dancing party Saturday night
The supposition is that he laid down on the
track on his way home and went to sleep.
EVANGELIST MOODY began series of
meetings in the Congregational church at
W
evening, but the house was filled to over
flowing. He held two services in the same
place Saturday and three services Sunday.
For several reasons the proposed Masonic
monument will not be erected on Killngton
Peak this fall About 40 responses have
been received from Masons, but it is pro-
posed to carry out the scheme on a more
elaborate plan, and the affair has been post
poned until next year.
BEACH n. ToRREY, aged about thirty-fve,
resident of Georgia, was fatally hurt at
Sheldon last Thursday. He tried to board
moving train and was caught between the
cars and the depot platform His ribs were
broken and his shoulder crushed and he
died soon after He leaves widow and
one child.
JOHN r. WATSON, eldest son of Rev. d.
r. Watson, formerly pastor of the Baptist
church in Brandon, was drowned in Lake
Muskata, Ontario, Canada, August 90 Rev.
Mr.. Watson's little daughter was drowned
year and half ago, just after he left his
home in Brandon to take up his present
pastorate in New York state.
RECENTLY little son of E. r. Abbott of
Boltonville (near Wells River shot his older
brother with a revolver the ball entering the
head behind the ear and lodging in the
brain. where it remains. The result is I'M
certain, but it now looks as though the boy
might live. The sad affair was the result of
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to be unloaded
THERE is a remarkable condition of things
among the churches of Bennington The
pulpits of the Methodist, Episcopal and
Congregational societies in Bennington
Center and the Congregational society at
North Bennington are vacant, owing to the
resignation of their pastors. Rev. Isaac
Jennings, the old pastor of the First church,
died few days ago. OF all the churches in
town the only ones having settled pastors
are the two Baptist churches, and Rev. Il.
Martin of the Baptist church in the Center
is in i'll health and performs his labOrs with
difficulty.
Ok August Goth party of Charlotte peo-
pie five in number were on the lake in a
row-boat opposite Deer Point. There was
no wind and the lake was almost perfectly
motionless in the bay. Suddenly there APP
peared about sixty rods away a commoton
in the water and a snake-like form appeared
near the surface of the water. Twice this
object appeared to the party, the head and
tail making their appearance while the rest
of the monster lay just beneath the surface.
1t was judged to be at least fifteen or twenty
feet in length. One of the party attempted
to examine the stranger through glass but
it disappeared before the glass could be adj
justed, and was seen no more that day. Each
one of us saw it distinctly and became con-
WINGED that it was no other than the sea-
serpent.-Chdrlotte Cor.
The annual convention of the Vermont
Universalists was held in Springfield last
week, opening with a sermon by Rev.
George II. Emerson, DID,, editor of the
Christian Leader of Boston. On Wednesday
Rev. Edward Smiley of Richmond and Rev.
/. p. Booth of Mortified gave addresses on
denomnational schools. Essays were read
on various phases of the Universalst faith
by Rev F. w. Whippen of Putney and Rev.
T. w. Illman. The Womans Centenary
Association also held an important meeting.
On Thursday Dr. Emerson gave some rem
iniscences from his life experiences as a
Universalist. Rev. f. w. Perry of Rutland
gave very stirring address on the minis
try and Rev. S. w. Sample of Che lsea,
Mass, gave an eloquent sermon on the
Christianity common to all the churches.
In General.
RUsKIN's daughter denies that her father
is insane.
WIGGINs has predicted a big storm fol
September 10Th.
TREASURER LUCAS of Auglaize county
Ohio, is missing with S31 600
THE Bank of Nevada is said to have lost
S12,000000 in the wheat deal.
THE Central Pacific Railroad Company
has mortgaged all its property.
AT Holyoke, Mass. the Hadley mill was
damaged $4,000 by fire Friday.
CHNcH-BUGs are greatly damaging crops
in number Of counties in Illinois
JAMES MILLER, a travelling salesman, was